Expect Quotes

4103 quotes by 2822 authors

Though why should we expect age to mellow us? If it isn't life's business to reward merit, why should it be life's business to give… — Julian Barnes
Later on in life, you expect a bit of rest, don't you? You think you deserve it. I did, anyway. But then you begin to… — Julian Barnes
Ignorance is hardly unusual, Miss Davar. The longer I live, the more I come to realize that it is the natural state of the human… — Brandon Sanderson
Before a Cat will condescend To treat you as a trusted friend, Some little token of esteem Is needed, like a dish of cream; And… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
When one consorts with assassins, one must expect to dance along the edge of a knife once or twice. — R.L. LaFevers
I don't know why boys expect us to like boy movies. We don't expect them to like girl movies. — John Green
You cannot expect to live a positive life if you hang with negative people. — Joel Osteen
I was having coffee with my bodyguard. I didn't expect to be hunting bad guys until later. Leather before sundown is tacky. — Kim Harrison
Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Do you think my husband and his soldiers will be overly upset with me?" The priest broke into a wide grin. "I'll stand by your… — Julie Garwood
Donâ€™t expect to get anything back, donâ€™t expect recognition for your efforts, donâ€™t expect your genius to be discovered or your love to be understood.… — Paulo Coelho
There is no use being alive if one must work. The event from which each of us is entitled to expect the revelation of his… — Andre Breton
Audiences know what to expect, and that is all that they are prepared to believe in. — Tom Stoppard
People assume that they perceive reality as it is, that our senses accurately record the outside world. Yet the science suggests that, in important ways,… — Jonah Lehrer
I'll scream!" "Likely. If not before, certainly during. I expect they'll hear ye at the next farm; you've got good lungs. — Diana Gabaldon
You are one of the rare people who can separate your observation from your perception...you see what is, where most people see what they expect. — Tsitsi Dangarembga
Repentance was never yet produced in any man's heart apart from the grace of God. As soon may you expect the leopard to regret the… — Charles Spurgeon
Christian love draws no distinction between one enemy and another, except that the more bitter our enemy's hatred, the greater his need of love. Be… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
A guy out there was meant to be the love of your life, your best friend, your soul mate, the one you can tell your… — Nicholas Sparks
It's best to have your tools with you. If you don't, you're apt to find something you didn't expect and get discouraged. — Stephen King

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